Angel Hair Frittata • 06.16.09
So this weekend I learned what a frittata was. And that frittatas are great for leftovers. And that spellcheck hates the word frittata and thinks I should use Britanni or Brittanay instead.
And to think I was merely concerned about my personal lack of food fluency…
My bf and I tweaked this Bon Appetit/Epicurious recipe, substituting broccoli for the zucchini because they rhyme we wanted broccoli, adding prosciutto because we wanted some meat flavor, and leaving out the mushrooms because neither of us are a fan. Actually, that last bit went something like:
Him: “What about the mushrooms?”
Me: “I don’t like them.”
Him: “And I hate them.”
Me: “Then we won’t have them. What about the olives?” *makes disgusted face*
Him: “Hmmm” *thinking how much he likes olives, I’m sure*
Me: “Well, I’d rather have the mushrooms than the olives.”
Him: “Why don’t we both stretch ourselves? Have the mushrooms and the olives?”
Me: “That’s fine. I’ll eat them if they are chopped small enough.”
Him: “Okay”
So of course, we accidentally-on-purpose forgot all about the mushrooms at the grocery store. Alas.
So while the olives made the final cut, I was pleased to learn that I could not taste them, or any of the other stuff I didn’t like. I tend to have a weird texture thing with certain veggies, and especially fruits. But cutting them up into small bits helps. So does cooking them. And, evidently, drenching them with cheese.
I was impressed with the frittata from the beginning, as soon as I dumped 1 1/2 cups of parm/romano cheese into the egg mixture. I had a big bowl of tasty glue in front of me. Awesome!
The weird part of the recipe is the angel hair, but we found it helped the fritatta keep its shape. I guess it’s a southern Italian thing. I was skeptical, but it worked out really well. So it’s not just veggie/meat leftovers you can dump in there, pasta works too!
I began to wonder how a frittata differed from quiche, because they both seem like egg-pies to me. Quiche has an actual pastry crust, and uses a custard as its “glue.” Ahh. A project for another time.
